USSNashville, a 9475-ton Brooklyn class light cruiser built at Camden, New Jersey, was commissioned in June 1938.

In March 1942, Nashville escorted the new aircraft carrier Hornet to the Pacific and in April accompanied her on the Doolittle Raid on Japan, during which she first fired her guns "in anger" when the task force encountered Japanese picket boats.

Nashville went to the Atlantic in January 1946 and was inactivated at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, where she decommissioned in June.

The second Nashville (CL-43) was laid down 24 January 1935 by New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J. Launched 2 October 1937; sponsored by Misses Ann and Mildred Stahlman, and commissioned 6 June 1938, Capt. William W. Wilson in command.

From June to November 1942, Nashville patrolled the North Pacific, and participated in the attack on Kiska 7 August in which heavy damage was inflieted on Japanese shore installations.

On 29 July, Nashville made a brief sortie from Subie to intercept a Japanese convoy reported off Indoehina, but the sortie was cancelled, ending the cruiser's final wartime operation.

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The Nashville ran the Union blockade on October 21, 1861 and was the first warship to fly the Confederate flag in European waters.

USSNashville (PG7), a gunboat built at Newport News, was launched on October 19, 1895.

USSNashville (CL-43), a light cruiser that served with distinction in World War II, was commissioned on June 6, 1938, sponsored by Ann and Mildred Stahlman of Nashville.

Nashville is the name of several cities in the United States of America, most commonly the largest Nashville, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.

In the 2003-2004 season, the Nashville Predators, under coach Barry Trotz, made their first trip to the playoffs, as the eighth seeded team in the Western Conference with a franchise record 91 points.

The Sounds are currently in negotiations with the Metropolitan Nashville government to build a new state-of-the-art stadium on city-owned property along the banks of the Cumberland River in downtown Nashville.

The second USSNashville (CL-43) was laid down 24 January 1935 by New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey; launched 2 October 1937; sponsored by Misses Ann and Mildred Stahlman; and commissioned 6 June 1938, Capt. William W. Wilson in command.

Hornet and Nashville sailed, under Admiral William Halsey, from San Diego 2 April, the carrier laden with 16 Army B–25 bombers under the command of Lt. Col.

After participating in nearly every stepping-stone assault since the New Guinea landings of early 1944, the USS BUSH met her end during the final campaign of the war when three Jap Suicide planes crashed into her sides as she stood picket duty ahead of the Okinawa invasion forces.

On April 2, the USS PRITCHETT (DD561) reported to relieve her and the BUSH proceeded to Kerama Retto for fuel.

The USS COLHOUN (DD801) came in from a nearby picket station to offer assistance; however, at 5 o'clock a flight of 10 to 15 Jap planes interrupted the battle to keep the BUSH afloat.

The plan had called for USS Enterprise (CV 6) to provide air combat cover while Hornet was to steam to where Col. Doolittle would lead the B-25s in the strike on Tokyo and other important Japanese cities.

Originally, the task force intended to proceed to within 400 miles of the Japanese coast; however, on the morning of 18 April a Japanese patrol boat, No. 23 Nitto Maru, sighted Hornet.

The patrol boat informed the Japanese of the presence and location of the American task force before the cruiser USSNashville (CL43) sank the craft.

There, on a nearby airfield, was painted the outline of a carrier, inspiring Lowe to pursue the possibility of launching ground-based bombers - large planes, with far greater range than carrier-based bombers - from the deck of an aircraft carrier.

At the same time, radio operators intercepted broadcasts from the picket reporting the task force's presence.

Nashville to dispose of the picket, and launched Doolittle's bombers into the air:

To accomplish this, the aircraft carrier USS HORNET, CV-8, on February 2, 1942, successfully launched two Army Air Force B-25 bombers from its flight deck, in the Atlantic Ocean, off Norfolk, Virginia.

A welcome sight came on the morning of April 13, in the form of the USS ENTERPRISE CV-6 and her screen of ships, sent to escort the HORNET on the last leg of her mad dash to Japan.

In addition, the submarines USS Thresher and USS Trout were operating off the Japanese coast, watching for enemy fleet movements and weather conditions.

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View looking aft from the island of USS Hornet (CV-8), while en route to the mission\'s launching point.

USS Gwin (DD-433) is coming alongside, as USSNashville (CL-43) steams in the distance.

Eight of the mission\'s sixteen B-25B bombers are parked within view, as are two of the ship\'s SBD scout bombers.

Over the weeks that followed, she trained her embarked gunnery students in control and loading drills for the 5-inch batteries, firing runs on radio-controlled drone targets as well as.50-caliber and 1.1-inch firing on drones and balloons.

See our section of eyewitness reports, and read our section titled "Death of the USS Utah" for the eyewitness accounts of the Officer leading the rescue party, see the "Eyewitness Reports" section for John Vaessen - the one man who was rescued.

During that period of alterations and repairs, the ship's "cage" mainmast was replaced by a lighter pole mast; she was fitted to burn oil instead of coal as fuel; and her armament was modified to reflect the increased concern over antiaircraft defense.

She conducted her first target duty, for cruisers of the Fleet, on 25 July 1932, and later, on 2 August, conducted rehearsal runs for USS Nevada (BB-36), Utah being controlled from USS Hovey (DD-208) and USS Talbot (DD-114).

Over the weeks that followed, she trained her embarked gunnery students in control and loading drills for the 5-inch batteries, firing runs on radio-controlled drone targets as well as.50- caliber and 1.1-inch firing on drones and balloons.

This competition is designed to inspire some creativity in relation to the Doolittle Raid and it's history.

I hope that several good models will be designed, not only of the B-25B and possibly the USS Hornet, but also of other aspects of the Doolittle Raid including those involved in the support and training for the the operation.

The competition should encourage further research into the Doolittle Raid, should interest some people in an interesting and amazing part of our US history, and should be an encouragement to young people who may put some of the models created together and think about these events in history and learn lessons from that time period.